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Simple Hex

Category : BoardVersion: 0.45

Size：21.3 MBOS : Android 7.0+

Update：Feb 10,2025

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Application Description

Simple Hex: A Two-Player Connection Game

Simple Hex is a captivating two-player connection game with straightforward rules, making it easy to learn. Players choose red or blue and take turns coloring empty cells on the board. The objective is to create a connected path of your colored cells linking opposite sides of the board. The first player to complete this connection wins.

Game Modes:

The game offers "Play with AI," "Play with Friend," and "Pass & Play" modes. The AI mode features three difficulty levels (easy, medium, hard), and the AI can play first or second. "Play with Friend" allows for multiplayer games using separate devices, while "Pass & Play" enables local multiplayer on a single device.

Game Features:

Undo Button: Allows you to undo your last move(s). (Currently unavailable in AI mode.)
Steal Move: To balance the inherent first-player advantage, the second player can choose to switch places with the first player after the first move. This forces the first player to make a more strategic opening move. (Unavailable in AI mode.)
Multiple Board Sizes: 7x7, 9x9, and 11x11 boards provide a progressive challenge.

AI Improvements:

The AI in this version utilizes a "stable" unbounded best-first minimax game algorithm. Thanks to interns Saatvik Inampudi and Shoheb Shaik for their work on performance enhancements to the AI algorithm. For more information on the AI algorithm, contact N. S. Vemuri at https://www.linkedin.com/in/nsvemuri/.

Learn More:

For a deeper understanding of the game of Hex, visit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hex_(board_game)

Version 0.45 Update (December 18, 2024):

This update makes the easy AI level truly easy and slightly reduces the difficulty of the medium level.

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